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(Application led Feb. 29, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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WOOD-SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,677, dated October18, 1898.

Application filed February 26, 1898. Serial No. 671,787. (No model.)

.T0 all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOHN I1. SAYLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at'Lafayette, in the county of Tippecanoe and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful WoodfScraper, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention provides a hand tool or implement for the use ofwoodworkers when finishing cabinet or other work requiring scraping as apart of the finishing process, said tool being adjustable to differentangles with ref* erence to the handle and admitting of theblade or b'itbeing shifted, so as to present a proper scraping edge, and the headcarrying said bit being of such construction as to admit of either endof the bit being used without requiring the reversing of the head forthe purpose. Combined with the tool is a steel to admit of the bitbeingsharpened when required.

The improvement relates more particularly to the general construction ofthe tool and the special means resorted to for securing the bit in anadjusted position and which will be outlined in the subjoined claims.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the inventionreference is to be had to the accompanying drawings and the followingdescription. y

The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form,proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing fromthe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and to afull disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of thescraper. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the adjustable head portion,showing the relation of the cheek-pieces of the handle. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a detail view in perspective of thelocking-ring having cam portions.`

Corresponding and like parts are referred -to in thefollowingdescription and indicated in the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The head consists. of a plate 1, having side pieces 2, which areparallel and taper similarly toward their ends from an intermediatepoint. The inner side of the plate 1 is covter is gripped between theplate 1 and clampplate 5. Both ends'of the head are similarly formed,thereby enabling either edge of the blade or bit 4. being used withoutrequiring its reversal.

The clamp-plate 5 is` of a size to fit snugly between the side pieces 2,and is of a length equal to the plate 1, and is provided centrally witha circular boss or raised portion 6, having a slot 7 extendingdiametrically therethrough and through which passes a bolt or pin S,said slot 7 being of a depth to admit of the clamp-plate moving upon thebolt or pin 8 toward and from the plate 1, so as to releaseor secure thebit 4. and adapt the space between the two plates to the thickness ofbit placed between them. The side pieces' have openings midway of theirends in transverse alinement and in coincident relation with the slot 7`and receive the end portions of the bolt or pin 8.

The locking-ring 9 is loosely fitted upon the circular boss or raisedportion 6 and is formed with oppositely-disposed cam portions 10, whichcome between the end portions of the bolt 8 and the clamp-plate 5 andsecure the latter by a wedging action, the binding or the loosening ofthe bit being effected by turning the locking-ring in one or the otherdirection.

The handle l1 has one end spread, forming arms 12, which terminate incheek-pieces 13, the latter extending in parallel relation and embracingthe sides of the head portion and clamped thereto by the bolt 8, whichpasses through openings in the said cheek-pieces. Upon loosening theclamp-nut 14 of the bolt 8 the head carrying Vthe bit is released andcan be turned to any required angle and is made fast by retightening thesaid bolt. The

l opposite end of the handle is cleft or formed with a kerf 15, in whichis fitted a steelor Sharpener 16, for use when it is required to sharpen`the edges of the bit 4. This sharpener is mounted upon a screw or pin17, upon which it is adapted to turn, so as to be folded into the kerfof the handle 11 or turned outward into position for use.

Having thus described the invention, what IOO is claimed, and desired tobe secured by Letters Patent, is-

l. In combination, a handle a plate carried by the same and having sidepieces, a clampplate placed against the first-mentioned plate and havinga raised portion on its outer side, a bolt or pin mounted in the sidepieces of theV firstmentioned plate, a locking-ring placed upon theraised portion of the clampplate and having oppositely-disposedV camportions coming between the clamp-plate and the end portions of the pinor bolt and serving to secure the clamp-plate by a wedging action, and ablade or bit held between the plates and adapted to project fromopposite sides of the device substantially as and for vthe purpose setforth.

2. In combination, a handle a plate carried by the saine and having sidepieces, a clampplate coming between the side pieces and having acircular boss provided with a diametrical slot, a blade or bit heldbetween the plates and adapted to project from opposite sides of thedevice a pin or bolt passing through the slot of the circular boss andsecured at its ends in the aforesaid side pieces, and a locking-ringmounted upon the circular boss and having oppositely-disposed camportions coming between the clamping-plate and the end portions of thepin or bolt, substantially as and for the purpose speciiicd.

3. In combination, a handle having an end portion spread and terminatingin parallel cheek-pieces,a plate having side pieces adapted to be fittedbetween the cheek-pieces of the handle, a clampplate placed between thesaid side pieces and having a circular boss formed with'a diametricalslot, a bolt'passing through the said slot, and registering openings inthe aforesaid cheek and side pieces and serving to secure therst-mentioned plate in any angular adjustment with reference to thehandle, and a locking-ring mounted upon the circular boss and havingoppositely-disposed cam portions coming between the clamp-plate and theend portions of the bolt, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

4. The herein-described scraper, comprising a handle having one endcleft and its opposite end spread and terminating in parallelcheek-pieces, a Sharpener fitted into the cleft of the handle, a platehaving side pieces and having its inner face clothed with rubber or likematerial, a clamp-plate having a circular boss provided with adiametrical slot, a bit 'secured between the two plates, a bolt pass-JOHN I-I. SAYLER.

Witnesses:

JAMES L. CALDWELL, NOAH J UsTioE.

